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A .25-20 (W.C.F.) 'Model 1892' lever-action rifle by Winchester, no. 784840 (dated 1915) image 1
A .25-20 (W.C.F.) 'Model 1892' lever-action rifle by Winchester, no. 784840 (dated 1915) image 2
Lot 761S1

A .25-20 (W.C.F.) 'Model 1892' lever-action rifle by Winchester, no. 784840 (dated 1915)

29 November 2018, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£800 - £1,200

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A .25-20 (W.C.F.) 'Model 1892' lever-action rifle by Winchester, no. 784840 (dated 1915)

The receiver custom-engraved with bold foliate-scrollwork on a stippled background, the lever signed B, and the top tang drilled and tapped for a sight, engraved Model 1892. -Winchester- Trade Mark Reg. In U.S. Pat. Off., the figured stock (probably replacement) with steel butt-plate, the forend (split at front and rear) and steel cap engraved en suite, the round barrel engraved Manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. New Haven. Conn. U.S.A. Patented October 14 1884 with blued full-length magazine-tube, Lyman patent foresight stamped Pat Nov.4.02 with replacement screw and sporting-rear-sight with folding adjustable centre insert
24¼in. barrel, recent Birmingham nitro proof

Footnotes

Provenance
Cody Firearms Records Office:
Serial number applied on April 16, 1915

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